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Podcast | Briscoe takes NASCAR playoff opener; latest in the charter lawsuit

Chris Graham
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Chase Briscoe, driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Photo: Logan Riely/Getty Images

Chase Briscoe took the checkered flag at Darlington, punching his ticket to the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 12.

Briscoe was the big winner, but plenty of playoff contenders lost ground in the opening race of the 2025 playoffs.

Rod Mullins joins the show to break down the list of guys who have a lot of work to do to stay on the right side of the cut line the next two weekends.

We also discuss the latest in the lawsuit filed by 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports challenging the NASCAR charter system.


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Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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